Explosion Incident at Yoma Bank Lashio Branch (1)

February 21, 2018

Yangon, Myanmar – Feb 21, 2018 – An explosion occurred today at approximately 4:47
p.m. after banking hours in our Yoma Bank Lashio branch (1) facility involving six injuries and
two deaths of Yoma Bank employees, who were located on the ground floor of the building.

ADB Partners with Yoma Bank to Support SMEs in Myanmar

Yoma Bank to Provide Guarantees of up to $10 Million USD to Support ADB’s TFP Program

January 26, 2018

Yangon, Myanmar – Jan 26, 2018 – The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Finance Program (TFP) and Yoma
Bank today signed an agreement to provide guarantees of at least $10 million annually to support trade, especially for
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in Myanmar.

Yoma Bank and De Heus Launch Innovative Poultry Farmer Financing Plan

Yangon, Myanmar – Jan 22, 2018 – Yoma Bank signed its first innovative loan agreement that is set to revolutionize SME financing in the poultry sector. The purpose of the loan is to facilitate livestock farmers with working capital to buy animal feed from De Heus, a Dutch Feed Miller with factories in Yangon and Mandalay.

Yoma Bank Swept Total 7 Awards at Myanmar Employer Award (2017)

Yoma Bank Was Named Overall Best of the Best Local Myanmar Employer of the Year

December 11, 2017

Yangon, Myanmar - Dec 11, 2017 – At Myanmar Employer Award (2017) held on December 9th, powered by Jobnet.com.mm, which celebrates top industry leaders across the country for their exceptional achievements and relentless commitment to employer excellence and talent management, Yoma Bank was awarded a total of 7 awards; Two Gold “Best Learning and Development Program” and “Best Use of Internal Marketing for Company Pride”,

Golden City Partners with Yoma Bank to Offer Luxury Condo Units Under 15-Year Home Loan

Yangon, Myanmar – Sep 29, 2017 – Golden Land Real Estate Development Co., member of ETC Singapore LTD., partners with Yoma Bank to offer a 15-year home loan program to enjoy high-end units in its Golden City exclusive project, located in the fast-developing Yankin township near Inya Lake.

FMO, In Partnership with VDB-Loi and Yoma Bank Holds A Two-Day Workshop Event in Yangon

Yangon, Myanmar – Sep 5, 2017 – FMO, the Dutch Development Bank, in partnership with the law firm
VDB-Loi, and Yoma Bank holds a two-day workshop event. “The Basic Guide to Foreign Legal Loan
Agreements” workshop will take place on September 5th and 6th at Yoma Bank’s head offices in Yangon.

KBZ BANK AND YOMA BANK TAKE A LEAP FORWARD WITH THE FIRST HISTORIC REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (REPO) IN MYANMAR

July, 2017

Yangon, Myanmar – July 25 2017 – KBZ Bank and Yoma Bank have entered into the first repo transaction in Myanmar.

A repurchase agreement (repo) is a form of short-term borrowing for a dealer in government securities. The
dealer sells the government securities to a counter-party, usually for a short term and buys it back on an
agreed date. For the party selling the security, and agreeing to repurchase it in the future, it is a repo; for
the party on the other end of the transaction, buying the security and agreeing to sell in the future, it is a
reverse repurchase agreement.

YOMA BANK Announced a Partnership with RABOBANK to Provide Financial Solutions to Myanmar’s Agriculture Sector

June 7, 2017

Yangon, Myanmar – Jun 7, 2017 – Yoma Bank announced a two-year partnership with Rabobank with the support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs as represented by the Dutch Embassy. The envisaged outcomes of the partnership are to improve financial inclusion particularly in rural Myanmar, and to provide financial solutions to key stakeholders in the agriculture sector.

Banking in Myanmar in the palm of your hand - Business Review Asia January 2017

January, 2017

Yangon, Myanmar, Jan 2017 – As emerging markets go, Myanmar is in a unique position. Just five years ago, a civilian government came to power, with the shift swiftly opening the country up to global markets and trade. This in turn presented a series of diverse challenges for the financial sector – the most pressing of which is to rapidly modernise in order to meet the needs of Myanmar’s people.

Yangon, Myanmar, Dec 2016 – Yoma Bank’s Agribusiness Finance Program (AFP) was officially launched in Yangon on December 15. AFP has been established to improve access to finance in Myanmar's agricultural sector. The Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) has contributed USD 11 million to the financing structure for the AFP program operated by Yoma Bank.

Yoma Bank Drives “One Bank” Agenda Using Workplace by Facebook

October 17, 2016

Yangon, Myanmar, Oct 17 2016 – Myanmar’s banking sector has been characterized by limited of technology and communications infrastructure. Even today, many bank’s branches operate independently with limited connectivity to other branches that may be only a few blocks away.

Yoma Bank Announces Chief Financial Officer

September 6th, 2016

Yoma Bank today announced Vijay Maheshwari is joining Yoma Bank as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 1st, 2016. Prior to joining Yoma bank, Vijay has held various positions of in the Standard Chartered Bank and its publicly listed associate companies, of which the last 10 years as CFO, across India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and London.

Telenor and Yoma Bank are teaming up in mobile banking, aiming to provide basic financial services for millions of unbanked people in the country.

The two prominent firms have already started working together in some areas like hiring skilled workers and selecting an IT infrastructure, though they are now waiting for clarity on the regulatory regime that will govern the service.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to provide Yoma Bank Ltd. with a $5 million convertible loan and help the lender improve its risk management and corporate governance in support of the bank's growth strategy. The package is expected to help Yoma Bank expand lending to small and medium enterprises, a sector of Myanmar's economy in desperate need of financing to grow and create more jobs. The loan is the first step in IFC’s financial support for the bank, which may be further increased to up to $30 million in coming years.